Greta is an established girls' name that peaked in 1967 and has grown less common since.
Greta is predominantly a girl name. In 2025 it ranked #908 for girl births in the United States (and #1,731 across all names), given to 291 babies. Greta was first reported in SSA data in 1885 and peaked in 1967 (534 births).
| Year | U.S. births | U.S. + territories | ♀ Rank | ♂ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 291 | 291 | #908 | — |
| 2024 | 314 | 314 | #862 | — |
| 2023 | 283 | 283 | #938 | — |
| 2022 | 324 | 324 | #859 | — |
| 2021 | 336 | 336 | #827 | — |
| 2020 | 370 | 370 | #740 | — |
| 2019 | 462 | 462 | #637 | — |
| 2018 | 519 | 519 | #589 | — |
| 2017 | 466 | 466 | #634 | — |
| 2016 | 473 | 473 | #633 | — |
| 2015 | 533 | 533 | #575 | — |
| 2014 | 494 | 494 | #597 | — |
| 2013 | 479 | 479 | #594 | — |
| 2012 | 444 | 444 | #642 | — |
| 2011 | 411 | 411 | #684 | — |
| 2010 | 431 | 431 | #671 | — |
| 2009 | 417 | 417 | #696 | — |
| 2008 | 434 | 434 | #696 | — |
| 2007 | 434 | 434 | #675 | — |
| 2006 | 411 | 411 | #688 | — |
| 2005 | 405 | 405 | #685 | — |
| 2004 | 379 | 379 | #708 | — |
| 2003 | 376 | 376 | #695 | — |
| 2002 | 319 | 319 | #756 | — |
| 2001 | 279 | 279 | #829 | — |
| 2000 | 301 | 301 | #757 | — |
| 1999 | 253 | 253 | #856 | — |
| 1998 | 182 | 182 | #1,071 | — |
| 1997 | 161 | — | #1,153 | — |
| 1996 | 159 | — | #1,144 | — |
| 1995 | 132 | — | #1,275 | — |
| 1994 | 115 | — | #1,404 | — |
| 1993 | 108 | — | #1,476 | — |
| 1992 | 119 | — | #1,383 | — |
| 1991 | 110 | — | #1,445 | — |
| 1990 | 106 | — | #1,471 | — |
| 1989 | 112 | — | #1,368 | — |
| 1988 | 116 | — | #1,262 | — |
| 1987 | 116 | — | #1,229 | — |
| 1986 | 115 | — | #1,212 | — |
| 1985 | 110 | — | #1,245 | — |
| 1984 | 138 | — | #1,031 | — |
| 1983 | 133 | — | #1,044 | — |
| 1982 | 167 | — | #906 | — |
| 1981 | 210 | — | #780 | — |
| 1980 | 199 | — | #811 | — |
| 1979 | 205 | — | #778 | — |
| 1978 | 153 | — | #926 | — |
| 1977 | 147 | — | #946 | — |
| 1976 | 178 | — | #793 | — |
| 1975 | 194 | — | #742 | — |
| 1974 | 231 | — | #661 | — |
| 1973 | 231 | — | #649 | — |
| 1972 | 223 | — | #671 | — |
| 1971 | 304 | — | #576 | — |
| 1970 | 344 | — | #544 | — |
| 1969 | 348 | — | #525 | — |
| 1968 | 421 | — | #467 | — |
| 1967 | 534 | — | #394 | — |
| 1966 | 433 | — | #451 | — |
| 1965 | 255 | — | #607 | — |
| 1964 | 226 | — | #680 | — |
| 1963 | 287 | — | #585 | — |
| 1962 | 275 | — | #604 | — |
| 1961 | 362 | — | #513 | — |
| 1960 | 321 | — | #540 | — |
| 1959 | 347 | — | #521 | — |
| 1958 | 295 | — | #573 | — |
| 1957 | 276 | — | #580 | — |
| 1956 | 255 | — | #592 | — |
| 1955 | 236 | — | #602 | — |
| 1954 | 194 | — | #665 | — |
| 1953 | 191 | — | #646 | — |
| 1952 | 178 | — | #666 | — |
| 1951 | 194 | — | #618 | — |
| 1950 | 143 | — | #718 | — |
| 1949 | 122 | — | #783 | — |
| 1948 | 158 | — | #666 | — |
| 1947 | 138 | — | #728 | — |
| 1946 | 107 | — | #797 | — |
| 1945 | 95 | — | #769 | — |
| 1944 | 95 | — | #785 | — |
| 1943 | 140 | — | #642 | — |
| 1942 | 135 | — | #644 | — |
| 1941 | 127 | — | #629 | — |
| 1940 | 149 | — | #569 | — |
| 1939 | 159 | — | #528 | — |
| 1938 | 212 | — | #462 | — |
| 1937 | 217 | — | #447 | — |
| 1936 | 235 | — | #422 | — |
| 1935 | 271 | — | #388 | — |
| 1934 | 324 | — | #353 | #3,893 |
| 1933 | 338 | — | #336 | — |
| 1932 | 400 | — | #317 | — |
| 1931 | 383 | — | #326 | — |
| 1930 | 345 | — | #360 | — |
| 1929 | 283 | — | #397 | — |
| 1928 | 235 | — | #443 | — |
| 1927 | 146 | — | #586 | — |
| 1926 | 107 | — | #699 | — |
| 1925 | 67 | — | #909 | — |
| 1924 | 76 | — | #861 | — |
| 1923 | 71 | — | #872 | — |
| 1922 | 61 | — | #955 | — |
| 1921 | 60 | — | #959 | — |
| 1920 | 62 | — | #924 | — |
| 1919 | 75 | — | #813 | — |
| 1918 | 84 | — | #783 | — |
| 1917 | 94 | — | #717 | — |
| 1916 | 111 | — | #643 | — |
| 1915 | 103 | — | #653 | — |
| 1914 | 83 | — | #636 | — |
| 1913 | 52 | — | #726 | — |
| 1912 | 72 | — | #568 | — |
| 1911 | 39 | — | #700 | — |
| 1910 | 28 | — | #817 | — |
| 1909 | 25 | — | #821 | — |
| 1908 | 33 | — | #672 | — |
| 1907 | 26 | — | #745 | — |
| 1906 | 32 | — | #637 | — |
| 1905 | 38 | — | #566 | — |
| 1904 | 21 | — | #785 | — |
| 1903 | 19 | — | #797 | — |
| 1902 | 25 | — | #677 | — |
| 1901 | 20 | — | #729 | — |
| 1900 | 32 | — | #625 | — |
| 1899 | 23 | — | #650 | — |
| 1898 | 33 | — | #561 | — |
| 1897 | 23 | — | #650 | — |
| 1896 | 20 | — | #713 | — |
| 1895 | 20 | — | #708 | — |
| 1894 | 21 | — | #650 | — |
| 1893 | 13 | — | #841 | — |
| 1892 | 15 | — | #777 | — |
| 1891 | 8 | — | #1,047 | — |
| 1890 | 14 | — | #741 | — |
| 1889 | 16 | — | #649 | — |
| 1888 | 9 | — | #917 | — |
| 1887 | 8 | — | #890 | — |
| 1886 | 5 | — | #1,182 | — |
| 1885 | 6 | — | #972 | — |